EP3450133B1 - Procédé de moulage par soufflage de liquide - Google Patents

Procédé de moulage par soufflage de liquide Download PDF

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EP3450133B1
EP3450133B1 EP17788988.8A EP17788988A EP3450133B1 EP 3450133 B1 EP3450133 B1 EP 3450133B1 EP 17788988 A EP17788988 A EP 17788988A EP 3450133 B1 EP3450133 B1 EP 3450133B1
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Masato Suzuki
Mitsuru SHIOKAWA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C49/42—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C49/08—Biaxial stretching during blow-moulding
    • B29C49/10—Biaxial stretching during blow-moulding using mechanical means for prestretching
    • B29C49/12—Stretching rods
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C49/42—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C49/4205—Handling means, e.g. transfer, loading or discharging means
    • B29C49/42113—Means for manipulating the objects' position or orientation
    • B29C49/42121—Changing the center-center distance
    • B29C49/42122—Adapting to blow-mould cavity center-center distance
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
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    • B29C2049/4664—Blowing fluids being incompressible staying in the final article
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C49/42—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2023/00—Use of polyalkenes or derivatives thereof as moulding material
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
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  • the present disclosure relates to a liquid blow molding method for molding a bottomed tubular-shaped preform into a liquid-containing container in which a content liquid is held.
  • Resin containers typical examples of which are polypropylene (PP) bottles and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, are used to hold a variety of liquids, such as beverages, cosmetic products, pharmaceutical products, detergents, and toiletries including shampoo, as the content liquids.
  • PP polypropylene
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • Such a container is generally produced by blow molding a preform formed by a thermoplastic resin material as mentioned above in a bottomed tubular shape.
  • a blow molding for molding a preform into a container a liquid blow molding in which, instead of pressurized air, pressurized liquid is used as a pressurized medium supplied into a preform is known.
  • Patent Literature 1 describes a liquid blow molding method for molding a preform into a container of a predetermined shape conforming to a cavity of a mold.
  • a preform heated in advance to a temperature at which stretchability is achieved is placed in a mold for blow molding, and while the preform is longitudinally stretched by a stretching rod, a liquid pressurized to a predetermined pressure is supplied into the preform through a blow nozzle.
  • content liquids, such as beverages, to be held in a container as a final product are used as the liquid to be supplied into the preform.
  • a liquid-containing container in which the content liquid is held is molded easily by molding the container simultaneously with filling the content liquid into the container, and the process of filling the content liquid to the container after molding may be omitted. Accordingly, the production process and the configuration of production line (apparatus) can be simplified. Further the disclosures of JP 2015 139988 A , EP 2902169 A1 , JP 2015 160432 A and EP 2255949 A1 may be helpful for understanding the present invention.
  • a suck back may be performed, in which a pump is driven in the reverse direction to suck back a predetermined volume of liquid out of a container after molding toward a supply path.
  • a headspace of a desired size can be formed in a container by a liquid blow molding method.
  • a liquid catches the air present in a preform as it is supplied into the preform, thus when suck back is performed, a liquid containing a lot of air bubbles may be taken into the supply path.
  • a liquid containing a lot of air bubbles may be supplied from the supply path into the preform, which makes an amount and a pressure of a liquid to be filled into a container after molding unstable.
  • the present disclosure has been conceived in view of the above problem, and the present disclosure is to provide a liquid blow molding method in which a liquid containing container having a headspace in the container can be molded with a high accuracy through repetitive liquid blow molding.
  • the present invention refers to a liquid blow molding method according to claim 1.
  • Advantageous embodiments may include features of depending claims.
  • the disclosed liquid blow molding method is a liquid blow molding method for molding a bottomed tubular-shaped preform into a liquid-containing container in which a content liquid is held.
  • the liquid blow molding method includes a nozzle engaging step of engaging a blow nozzle connected to a pump through a supply path with a mouth of the preform; a molding step of supplying a pressurized liquid from the pump through the supply path and the blow nozzle into the preform to mold the preform into a container of a predetermined shape; a suck-back step of operating the pump in the reverse direction to suck back a predetermined volume of liquid from the container molded into a predetermined shape in the molding step into the supply path; a nozzle closing step of closing the blow nozzle by a sealing body with a predetermined volume of liquid sucked back out of the container molded into the predetermined shape to the supply path in the suck-back step; and a discharge step of discharging, after the nozzle closing step, a predetermined volume of liquid in the supply path through the discharge port out of the supply path by operating the pump in the positive direction with a discharge port connected to the supply path opened.
  • the preform is axially stretched by a stretching rod in the molding step, and after the closing step, a withdrawing step of withdrawing the stretching rod from the container molded into the predetermined shape in the molding step is performed.
  • a liquid discharged out of the supply path through the discharge port in the discharge step is collected in a supply tank that supplies a liquid to the pump through a collection path.
  • a liquid of the same volume as that sucked back into the supply path in the suck-back step is discharged out of the supply path through the discharge port in the discharge step.
  • a liquid blow molding method by which a liquid containing container having a headspace therein can be molded with a high accuracy by repetitive liquid blow molding can be provided.
  • the disclosed liquid blow molding method is a liquid blow molding method for molding a bottomed tubular-shaped preform into a liquid containing container in which a content liquid is held.
  • the liquid blow molding method includes a nozzle engaging step of engaging a blow nozzle with a mouth of the preform, the blow nozzle being connected to a pump through a supply path; a molding step of supplying a pressurized liquid from the pump through the supply path and the blow nozzle into the preform to mold the preform into a container of a predetermined shape; a suck-back step of sucking back a predetermined volume of liquid from the container molded into the predetermined shape in the molding step into the supply path by operating the pump in the reverse direction; a nozzle closing step of closing the blow nozzle by a sealing body with the predetermined volume of liquid sucked back out of the container molded into the predetermined shape to the supply path in the suck-back step; and a discharge step of discharging a liquid in the supply path by a predetermined volume from
  • the disclosed liquid blow molding method as mentioned above is a method of producing a liquid-containing container configured to collect a content liquid from a preform, and the method can be implemented by using a liquid blow molding apparatus 1 configured as illustrated in FIG. 1 , for example.
  • the liquid blow molding apparatus 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 is configured to liquid blow mold a preform 2 into a liquid containing container holding therein the content liquid.
  • Liquid blow molding refers to blow molding using a pressurized liquid, instead of pressurized air that is used in air blow molding, as a pressurizing medium (pressurizing fluid) supplied to the preform 2.
  • liquid L supplied to the preform 2 in other words, content liquid L held in a liquid containing container after molding
  • liquids such as beverages, cosmetic products, pharmaceutical products, detergents, and toiletries including shampoo.
  • a preform may be used that has been formed by a thermoplastic resin material, such as polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET), into a bottomed tubular shape having a cylindrical-shaped mouth 2a as an opening end and a cylindrical-shaped trunk 2b, which is connected to the mouth 2a and has a lower end that is closed.
  • a thermoplastic resin material such as polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
  • the preform 2 does not necessarily have the aforementioned shape and may have a variety of bottomed tubular shapes depending on the shape of the container after molding.
  • the mouth 2a is provided, on an outer wall surface thereof, with an engagement projection to attach a closing cap (not illustrated) to the mouth 2a of the liquid-containing container after molding by plugging (undercut engagement).
  • a male screw instead of the engagement projection, may also be provided on the outer wall surface of the mouth 2a, and the closing cap may be attached to the mouth 2a by screw connection.
  • the liquid blow molding apparatus 1 includes a mold 10 used for blow molding.
  • the mold 10 has a cavity 11, which has a shape corresponding to the final shape, such as a bottle shape, of the container.
  • the cavity 11 is open upward on an upper surface of the mold 10.
  • the preform 2 is fitted in the mold 10, with the trunk 2b being arranged within the cavity 11 of the mold 10 and with the mouth 2a protruding upward from the mold 10.
  • the mold 10 can be opened left and right, and the liquid-containing container can be taken out from the mold 10 by opening the mold 10 left and right after the preform 2 is molded into a liquid-containing container.
  • the nozzle unit 20 includes a main body block 21, which is vertically movable relative to the mold 10.
  • the main body block 21 is provided, in a lower end thereof, with a support block 22, and a blow nozzle 23 is supported by the support block 22 to be attached to the lower end of the main body block 21.
  • the blow nozzle 23 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to engage, from above, with the mouth 2a of the preform 2 fitted in the mold 10 when the main body block 21 is lowered to the lowermost stroke end.
  • the main body block 21 is provided, inside thereof, with a supply path 24 that vertically extends.
  • the supply path 24 is a flow path used to supply the liquid L to the blow nozzle 23, and communicates in the lower end thereof with the blow nozzle 23.
  • the main body block 21 is also provided with a supply port 25 that communicates with the upper end of the supply path 24 and a discharge port 26 that communicates with a middle portion of the supply path 24.
  • a sealing body 27 for opening and closing the blow nozzle 23 is disposed.
  • the sealing body 27 is fixed to a lower end of a shaft body 28 that is disposed vertically movable in the nozzle unit 20, and is vertically movable in the supply path 24.
  • the sealing body 27 is formed in a columnar shape, and when moving to the close position, which is the lowermost stroke end position, comes into contact with the upper surface of the blow nozzle 23 on the lower end surface to close the blow nozzle 23. On the other hand, when the sealing body 27 moves upward from the close position, the blow nozzle 23 is opened to communicate with the supply path 24.
  • the liquid blow molding apparatus 1 may include a stretching rod 29.
  • the stretching rod 29 is inserted into the shaft center of the shaft body 28 such that it is vertically movable relative to the shaft body 28, passes through the shaft center of the sealing body 27 and is retractable from the lower end of the sealing body 27.
  • the stretching rod 29 is driven by the driving source not illustrated and moves downward, thus can axially stretch the preform 2.
  • the liquid blow molding apparatus 1 can perform biaxial stretch blow molding in which the preform 2 is axially stretched by the stretching rod 29 while being radially stretched by the pressurized liquid L supplied from the mouth 2a. It is to be noted that the liquid blow molding apparatus 1 may not include the stretching rod 29.
  • the supply port 25 is connected to a pump 30 through a supply path P1.
  • the pump 30 may be configured by a plunger pump that includes a cylinder 30a and a piston 30b, for example.
  • the pump 30 is connected to a supply tank 31.
  • the supply tank 31 may be configured to hold the liquid L and heat the liquid L to a predetermined temperature, then keep the liquid at the predetermined temperature.
  • An opening-closing valve V1 is provided in a flow path between the pump 30 and the supply tank 31, and the flow path can be opened and closed by the opening-closing valve V1.
  • the reference sign 32 is a pressure gauge provided in the supply path P1.
  • the discharge port 26 is connected to the supply tank 31 through a collection path P2.
  • the supply path 24 can communicate with the supply tank 31 through the discharge port 26 and the collection path P2.
  • the collection path P2 is provided with an opening-closing valve V2, and the collection path P2 can be opened and closed by the opening-closing valve V2.
  • the pump 30 can supply the liquid L pressurized to a predetermined pressure into the preform 2 through the supply port 25, the supply path 24 and the blow nozzle 23 when operating in the positive direction (pressurizing direction) with the blow nozzle 23 opened and the opening-closing valves V1, V2 closed. Further, the pump 30 can suck the liquid L held in the supply tank 31 into the pump 30 when operating in the reverse direction (sucking direction) with the blow nozzle 23 closed by the sealing body 27, the opening-closing valve V2 closed and the opening-closing valve V1 opened.
  • the pump 30 can suck the liquid L held in the supply tank 31 into the pump 30 when operating in the reverse direction (sucking direction) with the blow nozzle 23 closed by the sealing body 27, the opening-closing valve V2 closed and the opening-closing valve V1 opened.
  • the pump 30 can discharge a liquid L in the supply path 24 by a predetermined volume from the discharge port 26 to the collection path P2 disposed outside the supply path 24 when operating in the positive direction with the blow nozzle 23 closed by the sealing body 27, the opening-closing valve V1 closed and the opening-closing valve V2 opened.
  • Operation of the nozzle unit 20, the sealing body 27, the stretching rod 29, the pump 30, the opening-closing valve V1, the opening-closing valve V2 or the like is integrally controlled by a control device not illustrated.
  • This control can be performed with reference to the values of a pressure gauge 32.
  • the opening-closing valve V1 and the opening-closing valve V2 are configured by a solenoid valve that can be controlled by a control device.
  • the preform 2 heated in advance to a predetermined temperature e.g. from 80°C to 150°C
  • a heating unit such as a heater is fitted in the mold 10 and clamped.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a state where the nozzle engaging step is finished. It is to be noted that, in the state where the nozzle engaging step is finished, all of the sealing body 27, the opening-closing valve V1 and the opening-closing valve V2 are closed, and the stretching rod 29 is held to the original position where it does not project downward from the blow nozzle 23.
  • the opening-closing valve V1 is opened with the sealing body 27 and the opening-closing valve V2 closed, and in that state, the pump 30 is operated in the reverse direction (sucking direction) so that the liquid L held in the supply tank 31 is sucked into the pump 30.
  • the volume of the liquid L sucked by the pump 30 is set depending on the volume of the liquid containing container C after molding.
  • the molding step As illustrated in FIG. 3 , the sealing body 27 is opened with the opening-closing valve V1 and the opening-closing valve V2 closed, and in that state the pump 30 is operated in the positive direction (pressurizing direction).
  • the liquid L pressurized to a predetermined pressure is supplied from the pump 30 through the supply path 24 and the blow nozzle 23 into the preform 2, and the preform 2 is molded by the pressure of the liquid L (liquid blow molding).
  • the preform 2 is molded until it is molded into a liquid containing container C of a predetermined shape conforming to the cavity 11.
  • the molding step is finished.
  • the stretching rod 29 is moved forward in a downward direction, and thus the preform 2 can be axially (longitudinally) stretched by the stretching rod 29.
  • the preform 2 can be molded into a liquid containing container C of a predetermined shape with a higher accuracy.
  • the suck-back step is performed.
  • the pump 30 is operated in the reverse direction with the opening-closing valve V1 and the opening-closing valve V2 closed and the sealing body 27 opened.
  • a predetermined volume of liquid L is sucked back from the liquid containing container C molded into a predetermined shape in the molding step to the supply path 24.
  • the volume of liquid L to be sucked back into the supply path 24 is appropriately set so that the headspace HS provided in the finished liquid containing container C has a predetermined volume.
  • the content volume of the liquid containing container C is decreased by the volume of liquid L sucked back into the supply path 24 in the suck-back step, which causes the container C to be in a volume decrease/deformation state where a gap is generated between the container C and the cavity 11, and the pressure inside the container C is a negative pressure which is lower than the atmospheric pressure.
  • the nozzle closing step As illustrated in FIG. 6 , the blow nozzle 23 is closed by the sealing body 27 with a predetermined volume of liquid L sucked back into the supply path 24 out of the liquid containing container C molded into a predetermined shape in the suck-back step.
  • a withdrawing step in which the stretching rod 29 is withdrawn from the liquid containing container C molded in the molding step can be performed.
  • the stretching rod 29 is withdrawn from the liquid containing container C
  • the content volume of the liquid containing container C can be further reduced by the volume of the stretching rod 29.
  • the volume of the liquid L sucked back out of the liquid containing container C into the supply path 24 in the suck-back step is set in consideration of reduction in the content volume caused by withdrawal of the stretching rod 29 from the liquid containing container C.
  • the discharge step is performed.
  • the opening-closing valve V2 is opened with the sealing body 27 and the opening-closing valve V1 closed, and while remaining in this state, the pump 30 is operated in the positive direction.
  • the pump 30 is operated in the positive direction with the discharge port 26 connected to the supply path 24 opened.
  • the liquid L held inside the supply path 24 is discharged by a predetermined volume, toward the collection path P2, from the discharge port 26 out of the supply path 24.
  • the liquid L catches the air present in the preform 2 as it is supplied into the preform 2.
  • the discharge step is performed after the suck-back step, thus the liquid L containing air bubbles sucked back into the supply path 24 in the suck-back step can be discharged from the discharge port 26 out of the supply path 24.
  • the liquid containing container C can be molded with a high accuracy.
  • the liquid L of the same volume as that of the liquid L sucked back into the supply path 24 in the suck-back step is discharged out of the supply path 24 from the discharge port 26.
  • the liquid L containing air bubbles sucked back into the supply path 24 in the suck-back step is reliably discharged out of the supply path 24, and a liquid containing container C can be molded with a higher accuracy.
  • the liquid L discharged out of the supply path 24 from the discharge port 26 in the discharge step is collected in supply tank 31 through the collection path P2. Further, in the supply tank 31, air bubbles mixed into the liquid L are discharged to outside, thus the bubbles are prevented from mixing into the liquid L to be supplied to the pump 30. With the aforementioned configuration, the liquid L discharged out of the supply path 24 in the discharge step can be reused, and the production cost of the liquid containing container C by the liquid blow molding method can be reduced.
  • the discharge port 26 is provided in the vertically middle position of the supply path 24, and the position can be changed.
  • the discharge port 26 is provided in the upper part of the supply path 24 to effectively discharge the liquid L containing air bubbles out of the supply path 24.
  • the discharge port 26 is provided in the lower part of the supply path 24 to effectively discharge the liquid L containing air bubbles out of the supply path 24.
  • the discharge step may be performed after the nozzle unit 20 is moved upward and the blow nozzle 23 is withdrawn from the mouth 2a (the same reference sign as that of the mouth 2a of the preform 2 is assigned since they have the same shape) of the liquid containing container C after molding, it may be performed with the blow nozzle 23 engaged with the mouth 2a.
  • a predetermined volume of liquid L is filled in the liquid containing container C and a predetermined volume of headspace is formed therein. Further, in that state, a cap is fitted to the mouth 2a by a capping device not illustrated, and subsequently the mold 10 is opened to take out a finished liquid containing container C from the mold 10. It is to be noted that a cap may be fitted after a liquid containing container C is taken out from the mold.
  • the liquid L containing air bubbles sucked back from the liquid containing container C after molding into the supply path 24 can be discharged from the discharge port 26 out of the supply path 24.
  • the liquid L containing a lot of air bubbles is prevented from being supplied into the preform 2, and the liquid containing container C can be molded with a high accuracy.
  • a container having a large headspace therein such as a liquid containing container used for a container with pump configured to hold shampoo or the like as a content liquid is molded
  • a lot of air bubbles may enter into the supply path 24 in the suck-back step.
  • the liquid L containing air bubbles sucked back into the supply path 24 is reliably discharged from the discharge port 26 out of the supply path 24, and thus the liquid containing container C can be molded with a high accuracy.
  • the disclosed liquid blow molding method may be implemented by using a liquid blow molding apparatus configured in a different manner or the like.
  • the withdrawing step for stretching by using the stretching rod 29 and for forming a headspace HS may be omitted (e.g. the stretching rod may be withdrawn between the molding step and the nozzle closing step).
  • the disclosed liquid blow molding method may be applied not only to mold a container having a large headspace therein such as a liquid containing container used for a container with pump for holding shampoo or the like as a content liquid, and may be also applied to mold a variety of liquid containing containers regardless of the size of the headspace.
  • the pump 30 is a plunger pump.
  • the pump is not limited thereto, and a variety of pumps may be used as long as it can pressurize the liquid L to a predetermined pressure and supply it to the preform 2 and can suck back a predetermined volume of liquid L out of the liquid containing container C after molding.

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  1. Un procédé de moulage par soufflage de liquide pour mouler une préforme (2) de forme tubulaire présentant un fond en un contenant (C) contenant du liquide dans lequel un contenu liquide (L) est renfermé, le procédé comprenant :
    une étape de mise en prise de tuyère consistant à mettre en prise une tuyère de soufflage (23) avec une embouchure (2a) de la préforme (2), la tuyère de soufflage (23) étant raccordée à une pompe (30) par l'intermédiaire d'une voie d'apport (24, P1) ;
    une étape de moulage consistant à apporter un liquide (L) sous pression de la pompe (30) jusque dans la préforme (2) par l'intermédiaire de la voie d'apport (24, P1) et de la tuyère de soufflage (23) afin de mouler la préforme (2) en un contenant (C) d'une forme prédéterminée ;
    une étape d'aspiration en arrière consistant à aspirer en arrière un volume prédéterminé de liquide (L) du contenant (C) moulé dans la forme prédéterminée lors de l'étape de moulage jusqu'à la voie d'apport (24, P1) en actionnant la pompe (30) dans une direction inverse ;
    une étape de fermeture de tuyère consistant à fermer la tuyère de soufflage (23) par un corps d'étanchéisation (27) avec le volume prédéterminé de liquide (L) aspiré en arrière hors du contenant (C) moulé dans la forme prédéterminée jusque dans la voie d'apport (24, P1) lors de l'étape d'aspiration en arrière ; le procédé étant caractérisé par une étape d'évacuation consistant à évacuer un liquide (L) dans la voie d'apport (24, P1) selon un volume prédéterminé par un orifice d'évacuation (26) hors de la voie d'apport (24, P1) en actionnant, après l'étape de fermeture de tuyère, la pompe (30) dans une direction positive avec l'orifice d'évacuation (26) raccordé à la voie d'apport (24, P1) ouvert.
  2. Le procédé de moulage par soufflage de liquide selon la revendication 1, où lors de l'étape de moulage, la préforme (2) est étirée dans une direction axiale par une tige d'étirement (29) ; et
    après l'étape de fermeture, une étape de retrait consistant à retirer la tige d'étirement (29) du contenant (C) moulé dans la forme prédéterminée lors de l'étape de moulage est réalisée.
  3. Le procédé de moulage par soufflage de liquide selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, où un liquide (L) évacué par l'orifice d'évacuation (26) hors de la voie d'apport (24, P1) lors de l'étape d'évacuation est collecté dans un réservoir d'apport (31) configuré afin d'apporter un liquide (L) jusqu'à la pompe (30) par l'intermédiaire d'une voie de collecte (P2).
  4. Le procédé de moulage par soufflage de liquide selon n'importe laquelle des revendications 1 à 3, où un liquide (L) du même volume que le liquide (L) aspiré en arrière jusque dans la voie d'apport (24, P1) lors de l'étape d'aspiration en arrière est évacué par l'orifice d'évacuation (26) hors de la voie d'apport (24, P1) lors de l'étape d'évacuation.
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